Bridal trend 2013: Color

When I chose my wedding dress I realized it was on the cusp of trendy, and maybe even “unexpected.” The blush champagne hue wasn’t your momma’s white gown, or even your older sister’s creamy off-white dress.

No, it was laced with a tad of pinkish beige, and I loved it. So much of my approach to — and views on — weddings was not what “everyone else” was doing, so I didn’t want a dress like everyone else.

From the bold crystal on the hip to the dusty hue, I got what I was looking for.

Now, though, more than a year later, gowns have gotten even bolder. The spring 2013 New York bridal market proved to be more colorful than in any year past. From hints of something blue and pale shades of pink and prints along with vibrant reds, deep burgundy and even black, designers this season didn’t fail to offer the bride-to-be a colorful array of non-traditional gowns.

Check out the bridal designs from JS Group International (the parent company for THEIA, ML Monique Lhuillier, Zenobia).

And why not,I ask. The days when virginal white meant something are long gone and historically,there was a time when women did wear colors more than just stark white. My pet peeve has always been to make sure that the gown is not wearing the bride and if strapless,please make sure it is fitted so that photos don’t reveal the yanking up of the bodice throughout the ceremony and party. The examples shown are lovely.

When I got married 18 years ago, champagne and pink were very popular colors. My dress was a champagne color which I loved. Even though I was very tan for my summer wedding, I didn’t like how I looked in white so the champagne worked out well for me.

That Oscar dela Renta one is ugly. I like the lace on the Llhuillier but not the cut. It’s very unforgiving of other shapes except a slim one. The rest I like although not necessarily as wedding gowns except for the first one.

Awww, MFG, thank you. Although I have to give credit to my sister. She found the dress at the first (and only) store we went to within a half-hour.

I was not into wedding dress shopping, and had no idea what I wanted (other than to get a dress either from a consignment or sample shop), so I left it all up to her — and I was pleased with her choice :)

While none of the above dresses interest me, I do plan to not wear white. Not only because it will be my second walk down the aisle, but because I don’t think I look good in white and I’d prefer something non-traditional.

As a bride, I feel that it is tradition to wear white. I really liked your dress, Kristi. Cream/beige/etc. looks really nice. But I don’t think that red, dark brown, or even a gray-black dress seems normal. I’d either wear the first one or the second one (THEIA or Monique Lhuillier) out of the six dresses above.

Nobody around here seems to want a man’s opinion about a wedding dress. My observation is that most wedding dresses look more like evening dresses rather than something of decorum to be married in. Some pastors have even refused to marry a woman with a ver low cut dress, and the pastor was right, If the bride wants to show her all, she should at least cover it up for the ceremony with a cape or shawl,